Parts Spotlight: JDM and Mazdaspeed Japan Parts
Mazda Motorsports is bringing in parts to support those who can use Japanese Domestic Market components
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Mazda Autocross Champion: Tara Johns
Johns won her first championship in C Street Ladies at the SCCA Solo Nationals in a spectacular come-from-behind victory
Choosing a new SM Shock: The Process, Part 2
After the field of shocks was narrowed to a few manufacturers, it was time to delve into details
Miata drivers score two SCCA RallyCross Championships
Myles Goertz and Brianne Corn win SCCA titles on the dirt in Iowa
Ogburn Takes Super Challenge Win in ProSolo Finale
After just missing out on C Street class victory, Dave Ogburn III took his Miata to his first Super Challenge victory In the week leading up to the Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2018, Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale, the tentative weather forecasts stole the show. Even as competition runs started on Saturday, competitors knew every run […]
Race Car Build: Matt Reynolds’ E Production Miata
This Second-generation Miata has seen steady improvement under Reynolds
Deana Kelley: Solo to Road Racing
A regular in C Street autocross competition, she had her first taste of Spec Miata at Sonoma Raceway in June
Racing in ChampCar isn’t for Chumps
The budget endurance racing series is grabbing the attention of many drivers, especially Spec Miata racers
Selin Rollan Midseason Check-In
Winner of the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout is near the top of the MX-5 Cup points
Parts Spotlight: NA & NB Miata Differential Brace
Two-piece brace protects the differential housing in the event of contact for the 1994-2005 Miata.
Living Her Dream
Sydney Davis Yagel wanted a career in motorsports; she got it as SCCA Pro Racing’s Manager of Race Operations
Parts Spotlight: Pagid Brake Pads for all Miatas (less Spec MX-5)
Mazda Motorsports offers a variety of the German brake pad manufacturer’s products for racing and autocrossing.
Lexie Murray Earns Wendi Allen Scholarship
Funds for travel to SCCA Solo events, along with waived entry fees, gets her autocrossing in 2018
Exciting Additions for the MX-5 Cup car
For competitors in open rules classes or using the car for track day fun, a supercharger and sequential transmission up the fun factor
Race Car Build: SSM Miata
Eric Anderson’s Super Street Modified car didn’t follow the usual formula; now his Miata is an SCCA national championship-winning car
Parts Spotlight: Mazda Motorsports 5-speed Transmission (by EMCO)
New dog box transmission replaces the much-loved PBS, with many parts compatible. Transmission works with rotaries and, with some modifications, Miatas as well Part No. 0000-02-9001-EM Price: $9,980 The PBS transmission was loved by GT and Production racers, with many still using it today. However, parts are scarce and new units are nearly impossible to […]
Mazda Champion: Myles Goertz
In his second attempt, Goertz wins the SCCA RallyCross National Championship Prepared Rear-Wheel Drive Title in a Miata In terms of sheer number of events, Myles Goertz was practically a rookie when he went to Topeka, Kan., for the 2017 SCCA DirtFish RallyCross National Championship on the Heartland Park Topeka grounds. Although he had placed […]
Mazda Champion: Randall Wilcox
Wilcox drove Eric Anderson’s Miata to the Super Street Modified SCCA autocross title in 2017, claiming his first national championship Randall Wilcox has it pretty good. He gets to drive someone else’s car, and it’s a car capable of winning an SCCA national championship. But he still has to do the work behind the wheel, […]
Race Car Build: STL Rotary Miata
The third approach to building an MX-5-based STL car that we’ll explore Nearly every rotor-head has thought about it: What happens if you put a 13B into a Miata? Of course, it’s been done; but there aren’t many examples in racing applications. That’s a bit surprising, since the SCCA Super Touring rules allow for engine […]
Spirit of Mazda: Preston Pardus
Young Runoffs champion is well liked by everyone in the paddock Not many outside of the Southeast had heard of Spec Miata racer Preston Pardus, but the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway certainly changed that when he walked away the champ after a thrilling battle that involved, among others, Selin Rollan, […]
Jon Brakke helps build the racing community
For Brakke, racing an EP-class Miata is only the beginning of his involvement in SCCA racing Few drivers are as deeply committed to SCCA racing as Jon Brakke of Fargo, N.D. Brakke has collected three SCCA national championships driving a Miata in the E Production class, winning in 2003, 2010 and 2012. But he gives […]
Racecar Build: STL NB Miata
Nick Leverone’s Super Touring Lite Miata is prepped to the limit Super Touring Lite is becoming one of SCCA’s most popular classes, and was the third largest at the 2017 SCCA Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is also one of the most varied, with a tremendous number of different models serving as bases for […]
Spirit of Mazda: Deana Kelley
Champion autocrosser travels the country to compete, always seeking to improve her craft There are those who seem to hit that right combination of having fun and taking motorsports seriously. Yes, it’s supposed to be fun – why do it if it’s not? But winning is also nice. Deana Kelley seems to have found the […]
Tyler Kicera: Movin’ On Up
Spec Miata racer has his sights set on a Runoffs win – and MX-5 Cup Tyler Kicera already has a NASA National Championship to his name, having won the East title in Spec Miata at Watkins Glen International last year. Now he has his eye on the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]